Hmmmm....J W, let me see, that has to be Jacob Waltz right? Surely it couldn't be
John
Walker?
David you probably think I am just trying to be a 'wet blanket' but really amigo, there really are many "markers" and man-made or man-altered FALSE features in the Superstitions, and as our amigos have pointed out, a fair number of the 'genuine article' have been
deliberately destroyed or altered to mislead people. In some cases it is a bit understandable, who could blame a rancher for getting rid of markers that were leading dozens of men and women into his grazing pastures, driving the cattle clear out of the range, cutting fences, leaving garbage etc, even threatening him - so that he could have some peace in the pasture? It is
way too easy to just "connect the dots" and if it were really that simple, there would not be a Lost Dutchman or lost Peralta mines, they would be "found" and we would know them today as historical producers of gold and/or silver, like the Silver King or Vulture. It just ain't that simple amigo, as a prospector you know that too - but hopefully your partners will be able to find the evidence you need to prove up your theories.
Good luck and good hunting to you all, I hope you find the treasures that you seek.

Roy ~ Oroblanco